Cancer Support: Dietary Programs

Cancer Support: An Individualized Dietary Program

When diagnosed with cancer, an individual must almost always make dietary changes. Since not all cancers are curable, lifetime remission is the goal of any treatment protocol, and that requires a lifelong commitment to good nutrition.

Cancer cells can only feed on simple sugars, meaning that a diet low in simple sugars is crucial. That means no refined sugars, fructose (other than naturally occurring fructose in fruits and vegetables), often listed as high fructose corn syrup on the ingredients list of beverages and processed foods, are permitted. Likewise, no foods with a high glycemic index (GI) are permitted. Nor are artificial sweeteners acceptable as substitutes.

Conventional meat and dairy products typically contain hormones, which can precipitate the growth of some cancers. Digesting meat requires digestive and pancreatic enzymes, thus depleting enzymes necessary to bolster the immune system. Eat only small amounts of organic meats, poultry and dairy products.